The government will press for action on a certification program for electronic health records used by long-term care providers, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...
Resident handling programs can minimize worker injuries
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2011
The growing disparity between the average American’s weight and safe lifting requirements presents a challenge for long-term care workers who perform heavy lifting. As a result, facilities with safe...
LGBT fear treatment in long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 02, 2011
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults believe that staff at long-term care facilities would discriminate against them, according to a new report.
Smart Money: It’s time to take risks
By
William C. Fisher
Jan 03, 2011
William C. Fisher, President, Investment Advisory Group LLC
‘Five Star’ is progress
By
Jill Gilbert
Feb 01, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a new rating system to grade the 16,000 nursing homes in the United States that participate in Medicare or Medicaid.
Vaccine successes: LTC advocates share effective tools to increase inoculation confidence among staff
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccine educational activities have been a key strategy used by providers in order to ensure widespread uptake among their staff members, according to the nation’s top nursing home groups.
Healthy info exchange between providers found to cut readmissions
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 08, 2019
A new study further confirms what the field has suspected — efficiently exchanging health information between nursing facilities and other providers helps to reduce costly readmissions back to the hospital.
Alzheimer’s Association issues new guidance for dementia care in nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2018
The Alzheimer’s Association Thursday published new recommendations meant to shape dementia care practice at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care and community care providers.
Report: Succession planning, incentive compensation crucial as execs retire
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Feb 04, 2016
A coming retirement wave among healthcare executives means organizations should focus on succession plans and incentive compensation, according to a new report.
Many foreign-born LTC nurses report language barrier, current English proficiency test may be inadequate,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 10, 2014
About 15% of U.S. long-term care nurses say their English language proficiency or accent creates communication problems with residents, family members, other nurses and/or medical providers, according...